With over half of UK’s population now boostered, more and more new studies are suggesting that Covid-19 has an impact on the body's hormonal balance and, as a result, affects menstruation.
Even though the effects seem to be different for each woman, there is no denying that Covid-19 and vaccinations are impacting menstrual cycles. “Believe it or not, the UK Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency have received over 36,000 reports of changes to periods or unexpected vaginal bleeding after having the COVID-19 vaccination,” gynaecologist Dr Shree Datta tells us.
But just how much should we be worried about any period changes - especially if we are thinking of getting pregnant? And how long are the effects likely to last?
Dr Shree Datta, an expert at intimate wellbeing INTIMINA, spoke to OK! about all of the common concerns women have surrounding the effects Covid-19 and vaccines are having on our periods...
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